If you've got extra time on your hands, as well as dreams and visions for yourself and/or the larger community, then please join us for snacking, socializing, and brainstorming at our Time for Community potluck! We meet every Thursday at 2:00 pm, Colonel Summers park, at the covered area near SE 17th & Taylor. If you have food to bring and share, great, but if not, don't worry about it - just show up and join in! You can also join our email list at http://groups.google.com/group/timeforcommunity

Here is my blurb about the genesis of this group, from earlier this month:

The GoGreen Conference is a unique opportunity to learn the latest in sustainable practices for your business. This one day conference is designed to educate, motivate and inspire you - the aspiring or established business owner or professional - to take your green quotient to the next level and to give you actionable next steps to make your business more sustainable.

Visit http://portland.gogreenconference.net/ for more details.

The EcoDistricts Summit is the premier annual global conference dedicated to neighborhood-scale sustainability innovation. The Portland Sustainability Institute invites you to:

Deepen your understanding of the EcoDistricts Initiative and similar projects around the globe

Connect with companies, practitioners, and policymakers involved with pilot programs and catalytic projects that drive urban innovation

Share and learn from integrated district scale sustainability projects (district utilities, green buildings, smart grid, transportation, urban habitat, water management, waste management and community development)

Subs on the Slough

Friday, Aug 13, 11:30am-1:00pm

Columbia Slough Trailhead, 16650 NE Airport Way, Portland

Join the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a free lunchtime tour. Learn about protecting Portland's underground drinking water source in the Columbia Slough Watershed, and take a tour of the new solar panels that help off-set the Portland Water Bureau's energy needs. Lunch is provided at picnic tables along the scenic Columbia Slough trail. Suitable for adults and children 10 & up; advanced registration required at www.columbiaslough.org or 503-956-8558.

Melissa Sandoz

Outreach Director

Columbia Slough Watershed Council

Heritage Home Tour

Saturday July 31, 2010 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tickets: $50 [AHC Members: $35]

This weekend is the long awaited Heritage Home Tour! Purchase your tickets now for this great event!

I had an opportunity to see most of the homes last week, and I must tell you that the pictures can't do them justice. If you love seeing inside old homes, you must go on this tour! Attendees are in for some treats including fantastic gardens, diversity of architectural styles and beautiful home furnishings.

The NE Alberta Street Main Street Program, one of the first urban Main Street Programs in the country with a focus on sustainability, is looking for a motivated, self-starter to become its first Main Street Manager. The Alberta Arts District is one of the most culturally diverse (both ethnically and points of view) commercial districts in Portland and as a result requires a Manager who can effectively work towards common community goals while keeping the “good of the whole” always at the forefront.

Check out pictures of these items on my craigslist ad: http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/zip/1866907668.html

Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department is removing plastic tree protectors from their various planting sites and would like to offer them to the greater metro community. We are hoping to help a group save money by offering a reusable product before we recycle the hard plastics. We also hope we can fulfill a need while finishing up our project responsibilities.

What's available:

Furniture Available:

50 slide carousels, Overhead projector - needs service, 6-7 task chairs with wheels (all different), Round table top and legs - needs some fixing, Shredder that works, Large Dry erase board 48” x 72” approx., Hanging Projection Screen 10’ x 8', 1 small table 2 1/2' w x 4' l x 2 1/2' h, 1 metal sliding cabinet - good to store paint or tools, 1 small coffee table, 1 vertical 4 drawer Fire Safe File Cabinet

If you are interested or need more information please contact Marci, at the Regional Arts & Culture Council, 503-823-5111, or email [email protected]!

Tues Aug 3, 6-9pm

A step-by-step setup guide on how to get new customers and increase revenue with smart use of social media marketing sites, including: LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, Podcasts, Flickr, Blogs, Biznik, and other social media sites.

Speaker: Tom Howe has been a practicing attorney for over 25 years and owns two technology companies, including a website design and hosting company. He has written four books (law and software programming) and speaks at legal conferences throughout North America and technology conferences around the world. His practical and entertaining presentation style makes him a highly sought after speaker.

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Hi! We're looking for a consult with a Net Communities ninja, a implementation survivor & not a Blackbaud sales rep.

Please call - we need your experience strength & hope.

Jason Renaud

Mental Health Association of Portland

[email protected]

Another Arctos School offering, where the workshops are always sliding-scale:

Making Medicinal & Delicious Meads!

Sunday, August 1st, 3pm-6pm

    Mead – the delicious alcoholic beverage made with honey and yeast – has been consumed for thousands of years for both healing and pleasure.  This hands-on class will walk students through the mead-making process using organic, local, and easy-to-find ingredients.  We’ll also learn the medicinal qualities of herbs that taste wonderful in meads.  One delicious example is Lavender-Rose-Chamomile Mead -- healing herbs and decadent beverage wrapped in one d.i.y. package!

We are seeking volunteers to spend three days in beautiful Antelope, Oregon as work crew over Labor Day weekend (Sept.3-6th) for the 7th annual PKU Family Camp. Work crew members work primarily doing kitchen duties during the three days (washing dishes, meal prep, etc.) In exchange for your work is free lodging and food....not to mention access to zip lines, rock climbing wall, Screamer, etc. See our web-site for more: http://pkucamp.blogspot.com/ Camp is hosted (but not affiliated with) at Washington Family Ranch: http://sites.younglife.org/camps/washingtonfamilyranch/default.aspx *Great way to get community services hours for school, etc.!

Join the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) as a Science Days Volunteer!

OMSI Needs your help August 12-15th (Thursday- Sunday) for Science Days! Free Admission vouchers will be given for each day you volunteer (to be used on any other day the museum is open). Spots are limited- sign up today!

August 12-15 the museum will be open 9:00am-9:00pm and visitors will enjoy a variety of offerings around the museum. This is a major special event that is expected to draw thousands of visitors each day so having additional help will be wonderful!

Each day (Aug 12-15) three shifts are available:

Shift 1: 8:00am-1:00pm Shift 2: 12:00pm-5:00pm Shift 3: 4:00pm-9:00pm